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Guest Posts, Nutrition

The Year of Low Carb: Interview With Richard Feinman

Interview with Dr. Richard Feinman, Professor of Cell Biology Richard Feinman, PhD, is a cell biologist who is widely credited with doing some of the first serious scientific research on the Atkins Diet. His career has spanned decades as low fat diets waxed and waned in public health recommendations. While he emphasizes not...

Fitness, Guest Posts, Nutrition

7 mins read

Fighting Inflammation with Food

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist ‘Inflammation’ is a commonly cited, yet poorly understood, condition that is often used as a “catch-all” diagnosis by both the wellness and medical community to explain non-specific symptoms like aches, pain, fatigue, and stress. In addition, inflammation seems to be linked to an increasing number...

Nutrition

6 mins read

What is the Glycemic Index?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Although it may seem like diet trends are constantly changing, the reality is that most popular diets are simply iterations of the low-carb, low-fat, or low-calorie diets that came before them. And while all these diets can work (at least in the short-term), the restriction...

Nutrition

5 mins read

How to Stop Nighttime Snacking

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist If you struggle with ‘nighttime snacking’, ‘nighttime noshing’ or the ‘midnight munchies’, you’re not alone. In fact, this annoying little habit is by far the most common dietary complaint I hear in my nutrition practice. When I ask clients the 5 W’s of their snacking...

Health

6 mins read

Mastering Nutrition Conversations: Talking to Family About Tracking

guest post by april wilson smith, master of public health When I first started using Cronometer, back when it was brand new, my friends thought I was anorexic, obsessive-compulsive, or just plain nuts (and not the high in Vitamin E kind!). I had been vegetarian for ten years, hardcore vegan for five (no...

Guest Posts, Nutrition

5 mins read

How to Find Credible Nutrition Information

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Nowadays, everyone seems to be an expert when it comes to nutrition advice: “Eat breakfast! Don’t eat until 12 pm!”; “Avoid carbs, they will make you fat! Fat makes you fat!”; “Only buy organic! Organic is a myth!” On top of these contradictory claims are...

Longevity

7 mins read

The Golden Years: Healthy Eating for Older Adults

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist As science and medicine continue to advance, so too does our life expectancy. According to the World Health Organization, the global life expectancy was 72.0 years in 2016; an increase of 5.5 years since the year 2000 (1). And growth in life expectancy is not...

Nutrition

6 mins read

Flax, Chia, or Hemp? A Nutrition Showdown

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist We all know that eating flax, chia, and hemp seed is good for our health (even if we aren’t entirely sure why). In a nutshell – or should I say, a “seed” shell – flax, chia, and hemp all contain alpha linolenic acid (ALA for...